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If you are just starting out, and have not honed your talent a bit, it would be realistic to understand that you may not do so well here.  I don’t recommend you quit your day job any time soon, if you’re depending on Triond for a few dollars. 

Personally I’ve been on the site almost a year now, and have averaged about $1 to $3 a month.  I’ve read that several of the new comers on Triond are college students seeking an extra income.  Don’t count on more than a couple of bucks a month unless you are a really good writer.  I will say that I have personally published several of my own college papers in a shortened and modified format and some have done quite well.  If you generally get mostly A’s on your college papers, then I’d say you have a good chance of doing well on this sight.  When publishing papers though, Triond doesn’t generally like footnotes, which are in the MLA style. APA style is usually okay, but both styles will probably need some modification to get published and for easier reading. Go ahead and try to publish some of what you’ve already researched and written.  On the other hand, if you’ve made a habit of plagiarism I don’t recommend you publish! 

On another note, if you write poetry, as I said before, Triond is a good place to store and organize your portfolio, but poetry usually only gets a few clicks in the first few days after publishing, and then it generally doesn’t get many more hits.  If you have a good many already written that you can publish quickly, then it may pay you a little bit to try Triond.  But really and truly Triond is just a place to showcase what you love to write about.  It’s not necessarily a good site to make money from, especially if your writing is subpar. 

Anything you write should be spellchecked for spelling and grammar errors as even accomplished writers still have these challenges.  Also if you wrote a work some time ago, you may want to read through it a couple of times to see if you can improve upon it before deciding to publish.  If your works have profanity in them, you may have to modify that somewhat too.  And don’t publish anything you wouldn’t want the whole world to read and see in the future. 

If you’re not sure if your writing is good enough to publish, then maybe you should get a second opinion or two before deciding to publish it.  If you’ve had friends and family tell you in the past that your work is good, then it probably is good enough to publish.  If however, you’ve never been told your work is good, then maybe you should think twice about writing for a career.  Triond may not be the best way to put money in the bank, but it may put a couple of dollars in your PayPal account for you to play with!  God Bless and Happy Triond-ing!